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go to "lunch i am adam johnson. nelson mandela is a name recognized all over the world and will likely written in the history books for generations. a freedom fighter who emerged to revolutionize a country in south africa. as you know, he died last night. he was 95 years old. >> a free man taking his first steps. from prisoner to president, nelson mandela's 1990 release from jail signaled the end of south africa's racist policy and he would go on to become the country's first truly democratically elected leader. >> the faithful for the republic of south africa. to ae in a small village local chief, mandela was one of 13 children and a first member of his family to attend school. in the 1940's, he began opposing the white minority's i'll see of apartheid, laws that segregated and made colored south africans second -- second-class citizens. at first, mandela was inspired by gandhi's approach of nonviolent resistance. as white south africa became more aggressive, so did he. as the head of the armed wing of the national
go to "lunch i am adam johnson. nelson mandela is a name recognized all over the world and will likely written in the history books for generations. a freedom fighter who emerged to revolutionize a country in south africa. as you know, he died last night. he was 95 years old. >> a free man taking his first steps. from prisoner to president, nelson mandela's 1990 release from jail signaled the end of south africa's racist policy and he would go on to become the country's first truly...
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i'm on set with cory johnson. jon erlichman is inside. we will cover it all, from how they have gone from an auction house to a juggernaut. we will talk about their new glass and we will talk about their service. amazon may have drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> this is something that is interesting. people think ebay is one thing, but it is something very different. i do not think they understand how different this business is. >> it is really cold and i forgot my gloves. i'm getting some gloves delivered to us. >> it is 39 degrees in san jose. >> let's go inside to jon erlichman. what is that all about? >> it is a really fun place, frankly. i feel like i am back at the mall as a teenager. they have a guitar shop. i do not play guitar like cory johnson. you have got a place like where you would do your shopping. it is creative. there is this whole changing retail space where you can now use paypal or even your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how i
i'm on set with cory johnson. jon erlichman is inside. we will cover it all, from how they have gone from an auction house to a juggernaut. we will talk about their new glass and we will talk about their service. amazon may have drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> this is something that is interesting. people think ebay is one thing, but it is something very different. i do not think they understand how different this business is. >> it is really cold and i...
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cory johnson will explain. >> this ticket business was ripe for innovation. ebay made an aggressive move by buying this. the business has grown into something. check this out. scalpers rarely left sports fans -- stub hub is trying to change the reaction to result tickets. >> we're not just about selling tickets. it is about the fan experience. innovation is used across the business. >> the plan is simple. they take 25% off the top of ticket sales and the rest goes to the seller. they are after a long more. ebay will pay -- ebay paid $310 million for the business. back then, it sold 10 tickets per minute. now, it sells one ticket every second. >> this was the enabler for this to happen. businessas grown the with interactive seat maps and mobile ticketing and ways to split the bill with friends. stub hub is a risk for ebay. the business had much worse margins. gross margins have fallen from 77 to 69% since acquisition. paypal has furthered that trend. every incremental dollar compresses ebay's overall margins. milking big data could be the key to improving. >>
cory johnson will explain. >> this ticket business was ripe for innovation. ebay made an aggressive move by buying this. the business has grown into something. check this out. scalpers rarely left sports fans -- stub hub is trying to change the reaction to result tickets. >> we're not just about selling tickets. it is about the fan experience. innovation is used across the business. >> the plan is simple. they take 25% off the top of ticket sales and the rest goes to the...
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for johnson has more. -- r johnson has more. johnson has -- cory more. paypal, ity acquired was losing money. they were worried that someone else would buy it. they said they were going to buy it for competitive reasons even though they would lose a ton. paypal is not dominant business. -- now a dominant business. campuses.re two this is mainly the paypal campus. there is the other campus that is that ebay campus. growingusiness is strongly. what is it that you think has really changed? , theebay acquired paypal business was losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. it looked like a competitive purchase just to keep someone else from acquiring it. now it is a stand-alone business. it is doing well. >> yes. e-commerce is growing. more people are biting on mobile. i'm mobile.- buying people are paying on mobile. for this shopping season, four friday andr black cyber monday, many people used paypal. >> 91% more sales on thanksgiving. 99% more on black friday. that is incredible growth. why is that happening now? bepeople do not want to waiting in store
for johnson has more. -- r johnson has more. johnson has -- cory more. paypal, ity acquired was losing money. they were worried that someone else would buy it. they said they were going to buy it for competitive reasons even though they would lose a ton. paypal is not dominant business. -- now a dominant business. campuses.re two this is mainly the paypal campus. there is the other campus that is that ebay campus. growingusiness is strongly. what is it that you think has really changed? ,...
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i admit, i don't play the guitar like cory johnson. they have the place where you originally do your shopping which is created to touch off some of the technology that ebay has. you can use something like apal, your phone or -- paypal, your phone or tablet. we'll look at how ebay helped transform itself and get ready for the future. >> we'll have much more on ebay business throughout the day. first i want to tell you how much the company has grown over the last decade. here's a look. ebay, the global commerce and payment company with 31,000 employees in 33 countries around the world, driving three different businesses. there is the online marketplace where 124 million active users buy, sell or bid on more than 500 million items. in the u.s. alone, a flat screen tv gets sold every six minutes. men's sunglasses, a pair every 18 seconds and globally every minute, 362 pieces of clothing, shoes or accessories are sold just on mobile devices. then there is paypal. where people spent or receive money 729 million time last quarter. more than t
i admit, i don't play the guitar like cory johnson. they have the place where you originally do your shopping which is created to touch off some of the technology that ebay has. you can use something like apal, your phone or -- paypal, your phone or tablet. we'll look at how ebay helped transform itself and get ready for the future. >> we'll have much more on ebay business throughout the day. first i want to tell you how much the company has grown over the last decade. here's a look....
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him and i do not play guitar like cory johnson. and you see a place like where a you see a place like where you would do your shopping. and him and it is creative. there is this whole changing him and him retail space where you can now use paypal or even him and your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how it transforms itself to get ready is for the future. >> all right. we will have much more on the business throughout the day. him first, i want to go through ebay by the numbers. here is a look. him him ebay, the global e- him him commerce and payments company, with more than 31,000 employees in 33 countries around the world. they are driving three different businesses. in there is the online marketplace, where active users and buy, sell, or bid on 500 million items. and him things are sold every him six minutes. him him a pair of sunglasses is sold every 18 seconds. globally, clothing, shoes, and accessories are sold on mobile devices. people send or receive money.
him and i do not play guitar like cory johnson. and you see a place like where a you see a place like where you would do your shopping. and him and it is creative. there is this whole changing him and him retail space where you can now use paypal or even him and your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how it transforms itself to get ready is for the future. >> all right. we will have much more on the business throughout the...
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i'm on the set with our editor at large, cory johnson. our jon erlichman is inside at the commerce and innovation center. wire going to be covering it all today from how ebay has gone from auction house to ecommerce juggernaut. we're going to be talking about connective glass on the store front and we're going to be talking about ebay's same day delivery service. amazon may have drones, they may be working on drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> i love this story because it is such an interesting company. people think ebay is one thing and it is something very different. >> right. right. >> i do not think they understand how different this business is. >> so it is really cold and i forgot my gloves. i'm getting some gloves delivered to us. >> how come we're outside. it is 39 degrees in san jose, california. >> let's go inside. let's go to jon erlichman. he is at the commerce innovation center. what is that all about? >> it is a really fun place, quite frankly. i feel like i am back at the mall as a teenager. they have
i'm on the set with our editor at large, cory johnson. our jon erlichman is inside at the commerce and innovation center. wire going to be covering it all today from how ebay has gone from auction house to ecommerce juggernaut. we're going to be talking about connective glass on the store front and we're going to be talking about ebay's same day delivery service. amazon may have drones, they may be working on drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> i love this story...
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i'm here with cory johnson. and we also have jon erlichman. we have been learning a lot about e-bay. it has been an exciting day. john donahoe is the ceo. >> yeah. it is like a smackdown between ebay and amazon. auction is a minority of their business. it will be entertaining and enlightening for people. they will learn about a lot of things. >> we will talk about that with john donahoe. we will also learn about the ebay's moonshot business. it is the same day delivery business. it will get to that within an hour. i have got these gloves. >> styling gloves. >> it was cold this morning. and the payment business, that is a monster of a business. billions of transactions every quarter. it is growing at double-digit rates. >> you go very in depth on some of the innovations they are working on at ebay. you are inside the commerce and innovation showcase. what is that about? >> this is a place where they try to explain to their many retail partners what the technology behind ebay allows for these retailers to do in their stores. we know that paypal
i'm here with cory johnson. and we also have jon erlichman. we have been learning a lot about e-bay. it has been an exciting day. john donahoe is the ceo. >> yeah. it is like a smackdown between ebay and amazon. auction is a minority of their business. it will be entertaining and enlightening for people. they will learn about a lot of things. >> we will talk about that with john donahoe. we will also learn about the ebay's moonshot business. it is the same day delivery business. it...